Now the la­bor­er’s task is o’er;
Now the bat­tle day is past;
Now upon the far­ther shore
Lands the voy­ag­er at last.

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Father, in Thy gra­cious keep­ing
Leave we now Thy ser­vant sleep­ing.

There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hid­den things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a just­er Judge than here.

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There the Shep­herd, bring­ing home
Many a lamb for­lorn and strayed,
Shelters each, no more to roam,
Where the wolf can ne’er in­vade.

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There the sin­ful souls, that turn
To the cross their dy­ing eyes,
All the love of Christ shall learn
At His feet in pa­ra­dise.

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There no more the pow­ers of hell
Can pre­vail to mar their peace;
Christ the Lord shall guard them well,
He who died for their re­lease.

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Earth to earth, and dust to dust,
Calmly now the words we say;
Left be­hind, we wait in trust
For the re­sur­rect­ion day.

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